The Impact Of Gentrification On The Homeless?

The gentrification of downtown Los Angeles is beginning to impact the city's largest homeless community.

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December 18, 2003, 5:00 AM PST

"Long an institution at the corner of 4th and Los Angeles streets in downtown Los Angeles' skid row, the 90-year-old Midnight Mission is preparing to build a new facility a few blocks from its current home in what will be the largest downtown homeless service project in a decade. It also may be one of the last major expansions of social services in the downtown area because of rising real estate prices and a new determination by city officials to disperse such homeless programs throughout the county."

Thanks to Miguel A. Vazquez

Read the full story: Midnight Mission Growing Even as Downtown Gentrifies

Monday, December 15, 2003 in The Los Angeles Times

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